{"id":10331,"date":"2018-03-18T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=10331"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T21:17:33","slug":"sylum-information-king-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-information-king-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Information: King Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-information-king-kong\/moviereview2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,429\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"moviereview2-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?fit=800%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1-800x335.jpg?resize=640%2C268\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C335&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?resize=150%2C63&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?resize=400%2C168&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C322&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/moviereview2-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So first off &#8230; no we don&#8217;t have Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Raptors &#8211; down the line, but not King Kong.<\/p>\n<p>So why the image?<\/p>\n<p>With the recent additions added to the wiki &#8211; four of them were from the King Kong: Skull Island. \u00a0In typical Sylum fashion we twisted the story around to fit our needs.<\/p>\n<p>Still not having Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Well there is a reason for that. \u00a0Let me tell you a tale about the monkey that wouldn&#8217;t die.<\/p>\n<p>This was a while back, while I was still with my ex. \u00a0I had come home with a 102 temperature (I&#8217;m not even going to mention the fact I had to go to work sick for some stupid &#8216;team bonding&#8217; experience) so you can imagine I&#8217;m not in the mood. \u00a0All I wanted was my bed.<\/p>\n<p>But was that in my future.<\/p>\n<p>NO!<\/p>\n<p>Ex dragged me out to see King Kong &#8230; the remake with Jack Black. \u00a0I was tired, sick and just plain miserable &#8211; this movie is 3 hours long. \u00a0All my fever addled mind could focus on was the simple fact &#8211; when the monkey dies the movie is over and I can go home.<\/p>\n<p>So through the whole movie &#8211; yes all 3 hours &#8211; I just kept repeating in my head &#8211; &#8216;Die Monkey Die&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say I do not have fond memories of that film.<\/p>\n<p>When we recently watched Skull Island, I was seriously disappointed that I didn&#8217;t get Samuel L. Jackson in all his crazed glory screaming &#8216;Die Monkey Die&#8217; it was ripe for it &#8211; it needed it &#8230; such a potential moment lost.<\/p>\n<p>And this is why we won&#8217;t have Kong &#8211; unless I purposely build a story &#8211; just so I can kill the Monkey.<\/p>\n<p>Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_Kong_(2005_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Kong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kong:_Skull_Island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skull Island<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-information-king-kong\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?fit=1296%2C730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1296,730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Universal Pictures\/Photofest&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;King Kong (2005) \\r\\rDirected by Peter Jackson \\r\\rShown from left: T. Rex, Naomi Watts (as Ann Darrow), King Kong&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Universal Pictures&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;King Kong (2005) &lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Directed by Peter Jackson &lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Shown from left: T. Rex, Naomi Watts (as Ann Darrow), King Kong&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?fit=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10333 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017-800x451.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?resize=800%2C451&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/king_kong_2005_-_photofest_-_h_2017.jpg?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So first off &#8230; no we don&#8217;t have Kong. Raptors &#8211; down the line, but not King Kong. So why the image? With the recent additions added to the wiki &#8211; four of them were from the King Kong: Skull Island. \u00a0In typical Sylum fashion we twisted the story around &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[670],"class_list":["post-10331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sylum-information","tag-random-post"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-2GD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":783,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-top-ten-top-ten-movies-tv-shows-youll-never-see-in-sylum\/","url_meta":{"origin":10331,"position":0},"title":"Sylum Top Ten: Top Ten Movies &#038; TV Shows You&#8217;ll Never See in Sylum","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"February 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"You read that right - there are some movies and TV Shows that will never ever make it into Sylum... 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